Missy Bo Kearns, Fuka Nagano and the players who could shape Liverpool's 2023/24 season
It's been more than three months since Liverpool's last competitive outing and the Reds are finally closing in on a return to Women's Super League [WSL] action.
Matt Beard's side acquitted themselves well on their return to the top flight last term, finishing the season in seventh place. However, they could hardly have been handed a tougher start to the upcoming campaign, with a trip to title hopefuls Arsenal at the Emirates to come on the opening day.
More than 40,000 tickets have already been sold for the clash on October 1 and, after Liverpool kickstarted last season with a shock victory over reigning champions Chelsea, the Reds will be looking to turn in a similarly impressive display against the Gunners in north London.
It's been a summer of great change for Liverpool, with Beard and his staff having made seven new additions to the playing squad at Prenton Park. With the Reds looking to consolidate their status as a force in the WSL once more, the ECHO takes a look at four players whose form could be crucial in helping Liverpool climb the table.
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Fuka Nagano
Liverpool's upturn in form in the second half of last season was in no small part down to the January arrival of midfielder Fuka Nagano from American side North Carolina Courage. The Japan international made an instant impact in the Reds' midfield engine room, dictating play from deep and affording the likes of Missy Bo Kearns and Ceri Holland greater licence to influence proceedings higher up the pitch.
Nagano returned to Merseyside last month having spent the summer representing her
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